The race for megahertz continues: Intel Core i9-14900KS achieves 6.2GHz of power right out of the box

Intel is bringing us back to the era of the megahertz race with its new flagship desktop processor, the Core i9-14900KS, which can reach speeds of 6.2GHz right out of the box. That's a slight increase over the previous generation i9-13900KS and i9-14900K, which maxed out at 6.0GHz.

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The processor features Intel's "Adaptive Boost Technology" which allows the chip to increase power consumption and performance until it reaches 100° Celsius. This is an impressive yet inefficient increase in clock frequency.

On the one hand, Intel was able to increase the clock frequency without changing the architecture or process technology. On the other hand, the i9-14900KS can consume a huge amount of power to achieve a marginal increase in performance, reminding us of the laws of physics that helped end the megahertz war.

Intel's specs point to a specific TDP level of 320W for the i9-14900KS, which is significantly higher than the 253W TDP of the Core i9-14900K. However, manufacturers often ignore Intel's specifications, allowing processors to run at virtually unlimited TDPs and relying on thermal management to prevent the processors from overheating.

Source: Arstechnica